By Chris Wack

 

OraSure Technologies Inc. said Wednesday that its InteliSwab Covid-19 rapid test has been selected by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to be distributed to schools nationwide.

The company said the HHS program provides school districts with at-home Covid-19 test kits to be sent home with students, teachers and staff to help keep the nation's schools safe as the pandemic continues. Tests provided under this program will be funded as part of OraSure's procurement contract from the Defense Logistics Agency.

OraSure said the overall accuracy of the InteliSwab test including a pediatric population is 93%, demonstrating comparable accuracy to that in adults.

InteliSwab users swab their lower nostrils with the test stick, swirl it in a pre-measured solution, and see their result on the test stick in 30 minutes.

OraSure shares were up 14% to $5.16 in premarket trading.

 

Write to Chris Wack at chris.wack@wsj.com

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

May 25, 2022 07:36 ET (11:36 GMT)

Copyright (c) 2022 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
OraSure Technologies (NASDAQ:OSUR)
과거 데이터 주식 차트
부터 6월(6) 2024 으로 7월(7) 2024 OraSure Technologies 차트를 더 보려면 여기를 클릭.
OraSure Technologies (NASDAQ:OSUR)
과거 데이터 주식 차트
부터 7월(7) 2023 으로 7월(7) 2024 OraSure Technologies 차트를 더 보려면 여기를 클릭.